Attachment for cans.



T. 0. DOREDANT. ATTACHMENT FOR DANS. APPLIOATION FILED 11193.4, 1911.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE CHARLES DOREDANT, OF ORLEANS, LOUISIANA,

ATTACHMENT FOR CANS.

Application filed April 4,

To (ill uihom it may concern:

dle it known that .I.-'lm-:onom: C. DoRn- I -u-:ipou t,-the lattere'onuiu'm'ieating-=with the I.

151mm through anopeuing which isuutoinati- {rally.pmu-hed in the ran bythe application of the attachment. l'ly th is mnatruction the "eoutent=-,.it t-l ie-'ran,:u'e kept .fi'esh and proamt-a fivim tl'ieidust'andother foreign |nat-' 'ter inadditioiietoliheing;eeeinxdlfmmloss ihjievaporatinn;u zsett 1v .ete,\- rlleferent-e is to he had to-the aeeompany- :Iing drawings f rming a partpfthis specifi- 8 eation. in which similar characters of refer -tneeind-irate eorreqimuling partsin all the 'rvlews. q -l' ig|.|re'-l isaside elevation of: my inieproved can attachment partly in section;shim'ing the same applied to team; Fig. 2 80"is a erosrt0n of thesame onthe line of Fig.1; and'Fig. 3 is a perspective nfl'ltW of the attachmentas applied to a can. :e-i In-thc eimstrnction of;tlie'at-tachinent. athaw-plate 5 of shcetinetal is provided with upwardly-turneil strips atdiametr cally opposite sides. which res x-etively provide a support 6and a handle. 7, the said handle.

dieing extended to overhang the base as indi- -cat eil at S. at anelevation thereahove. anhstantially cqual tmthe heightof the can to\\'lll('l1 it is applied The end of the. exten- ".-..sion 8 isconstructed with a don'nu'ardhv turned tongt e tl wliieh overlaps thesupport I ti; ii'etqnhlgz pzts'singeto the outside thereof.

provided witlr a vertical slot 10 and a slot;

11 lowed-at, substantially -right angles;

thereto. Through these slot-a pass rivets or pins 12 and 12, the rivet12 passing through 60 the slot 10 and connecting one end of a link 3with the lower end of the tongue 9 and a latching lever 14-, and the,pin12*passing through the horizontal slot 11, connecting the Opposite endof the link and latching le var directly together. This latching leveras best shown in Fig. 3, is arranged at the The support? as best shownin Fig. 2. is

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2,1SH2.

1911. Serial No. 618,753.

outside of thesupport 6 and is of substantially like shape, whereby whenit is turned into alineiuent therewith it will give the front-of theattaehi-nent a neat unbroken appoarnheewuwl will aet to draw theextension S down toward the base-plate .lYhen the latching lever is thusdisposed. a catch 15. formed by turning the edge of the metal at thelower end of the lever inwardly, engages with the edge of the sup- .port(Lily reason ,of the tendency of th's .-end oi the lever to springtoward the handle=T. The catch l-iis disengaged and the leveroperatedhvza flange It; formed at the opposite edgaof the lever and turned in anoutward direct ion. To the top and outer end of the extension 8 isattached a spool 17, having a displacealile cap lS. for covering theopening in the sfpout. when the same is not in use. The conahlveti'ee'ted by providing the further with rearwardly-extending earsembracing the uppemite sides of the spout. to wh ch they are pivoted byrivets: 19. thus adapting the cap to hethrown from the end of the spout.to the dotted position shown in Fig. 1 when the contents of the can areto he poured out. The ca) 18 is prevented from dropping down arther overthe end of the s out. \\hen it covers the sanuhy a flange 20 formed at:its back edge as shown in section in Fig. 1. The spout '17 is providedwith an extenaion .21 communicating therewith, on the under face of theextended portion 8 of the handle 7, which is in the nature of a punchhaving a beveled cutting edge adjacent to the support 3.

\l'hen a can is inserted within the attachment after a small vent'on-ning i4 formed "11 the top thereof, the lever is thrown to theposition sljown in Fig. 2. and the hottom of the can seated onthehaw-plate .i with theedge then-of in contact with a stop 21%,

' formed by cutting a'tongue from said plate. By now tanning thelatching, lever downw'urtlly. the cutting edge 22 is forced throughthetop of the can and cuts an opening therein as shown in Fig. l, themetal which is removed from the top heiug turned downwardly and a tightjoint made about the opening by a gasket 24. which si'u'rounds theextension 21. The contents of the can neetion lietweeuthe cap and vwpoutis prefer" with the lower point of Said edge located pot or molassescan, and the said contents be kept fresh and free from dust and otherforeign matter, in addition to being secured against waste byevaporation, upsetting, etc.

The invention as shown and described while being the preferred practicalconstruction of my improved attachment, may be modified in numerousparticulars within the scope of the invention as defined in the annexcdclaims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patcnt:

1. In an attachment for cans, a'base plate on which the bottom of thecan is adapted to be seated, having a stop for centering the can in theattachment, a handle and a support projecting upwardly from said plate,the handle being extended at its upper end to overhang the base plate, adependin tongue carried at the end of the extend portion of the handle,and a lever connected with said tongue and supportfor clamping the canto the base plate.

2. In an attachment for cans; a base plate on which the bottom of thecan is adapted to be seated, having a stop for centering the can in theattachment, a handle and a. support projecting upwardly from said plate,the handle being extended at its upper end to overhang the base plate, adepending tongue carried at the endof the extended portion of thehandle, a lever connected with said tongue and support for clamping thecan to the base plate, and a catch formed on said lever for locking itto said support.

3. In an attachment for cans, a. base plate, a handle connected with thebase plate, having the upper end thereof extended to overhang saidplate, a spout carried by the extended portion of the handle, having acutting edge, and means for forcing the extended portion of the handletoward the base plate, whereby the cutting ed e of the spout is forcedthrou h the top 0 the can for the purpose desenied.

4. In an attachment for cans, a base plate, a handle connected with thebase plate having the upper portion thereof extended to overhang saidplate, a spout carried on the extended portion of the handle, having anextension provided with a cutti edge, a gasket surrounding saidextension means for forcing the extended portion of and a the handletoward the base plate, whereby the cutting edge forms an opening in thetop of the can and the gasket is pressed to the can about said openingfor the purpose described.

5. In an attachment for cans, a base plate, a handle attached to thebase plate, having the upper portion thereof extending to overhang saidplatc, a spout carried on the extended portion of the handle, means forforcing the extended portion of the handle in the direction of the plateto clamp the can therebetween, and a displaccable cap carried by thespout.

6. In an attachment for cans, a base plate, a supportand a handleconnected with the base plate, the upper end of said handle beingextended to overhang said plate, a depending tongue formed at the end ofthe extended portion of the handle, a link, a latching lever, meanspassing through a substantially vertical slot in the support connectingthe link, tongue and latching lever together, and means passing througha slot in the support arranged at substantially right an les to thefirst-named slot, connecting the link and latching lever together.

7. In an attachment for cans, a base plate on which the can is adaptedto be seated, a member having a spout adapted to occupy a position overthe top of the can, a handle connecting said member with the base plateat one side of the attachment, and means for drawing the base plate andmember together to clamp the cam therehetween, located at the oppositeside of the attachment.

ii an attachment' for cans, a base plate on which the can is adapted tobe seated, a handleconnected with the base plate at one side of the attahment, having a member overhanging the base plate, a spout having acutting edge carried by said member, and means located at the oppositeside of the attachment for drawing saidbase plate and member together toclamp the can therebetween and force the cutting edge of the spout intothe can.

In testimony whereof I have signed by name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THEODORE CHARLES DOREDANT.

\Vitnesses:

Emu. LEUTZ RICH, Samar O. W. WILLIAMS.

